Applications Developer III

Research & Innovation (R&I) is a vice presidential area charged with system-wide administration of the USF Research Enterprise, which generates over $730 Million in sponsored contracts and grants annually and supports a USF Research Park with a business incubator. R&I, and provides guidance and oversight to seven divisions/units at multiple campuses and locations in order to ensure the appropriate investment of University resources in the Research Enterprise and compliance with federal regulations.

The position is responsible for developing, managing, and documenting USF Research & Innovation's Portal, databases, applications, and intranet. This position serves as the lead application engineer on complex software development assignments including automations and integrations; typically for the entire life cycle of an application which includes analysis, coding, testing, and documentation. The position requires significant professional experience in application programming, system integration, database design, and application modification and maintenance.

The Senior Application Developer serves as a subject matter expert on software, security, and application administration in a complex enterprise computing environment, they also serve as an integral part of a streamlined Applications Development Team in USF Research Information Services unit. The team includes an in-unit Associate Director/Senior Application Developer with 25+ years of application engineering work, an in-unit Web Developer and an additional Application Developer I position assigned to the Research Integrity and Compliance team.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS or other field involving software and analytical training, and four years of IT related work experience, OR a Bachelor's degree with no specific required field and five years of IT related work experience, OR a Master's degree and three years of IT related work experience, OR a combination of eight years of IT related work experience and validated training.

Preparation for a relevant IT certification is considered to be related training.

Degree Equivalency Clause:
Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree.

• Senate Bill 1310
- The Florida Senate (https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.

• SB 1310:
Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements

• A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed:
• (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree;
• (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor's degree;
• (c) Six years of direct experience for a master's degree;
• (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or
• (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree

• Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.

• Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.

This position requires a Level I background screening.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Salary range: $72,000-$88,000

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